kanal
Indonesian
[ˈkanal]
noun
Definitions
- canal, an artificial waterway or artificially improved river used for travel, shipping, or irrigation.
- channel, a specific radio frequency or band of frequencies, usually in conjunction with a predetermined letter, number, or codeword, and allocated by international agreement.
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch, Flemish kanaal (canal, channel) derived from Middle Dutch canael derived from Old French canal derived from Latin canālis (canal, channel, pipe, ditch, groove, gutter) derived from Ancient Greek κάννα (reed) derived from Akkadian 𒄀 (reed) derived from Sumerian 𒄀𒈾 (reed).
Origin
Sumerian
𒄀𒈾
Gloss
reed
Concept
Semantic Field
Agriculture and vegetation
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *canālia Latin
- canalicius Latin
- canalicula Latin
- canaliculatus Latin
- canaliculus Latin
- canaliensis Latin
- canalis Latin
- canella Latin
- canna Latin
- canne Latin
- cannula Latin
- canālis Latin
- Kanaal Dutch, Flemish
- Kanaalbuurt Dutch, Flemish
- Stadskanaal Dutch, Flemish
- afwateringskanaal Dutch, Flemish
- kanaal Dutch, Flemish
- kanaalpand Dutch, Flemish
- maag-darmkanaal Dutch, Flemish
- spijsverteringskanaal Dutch, Flemish
- suatiekanaal Dutch, Flemish
- uitwateringskanaal Dutch, Flemish
- wortelkanaal Dutch, Flemish
- canal French
- canaigre Spanish, Castilian
- cañón Spanish, Castilian
- κάναστρον Ancient Greek
- κάννα Ancient Greek
- κᾰ́ννᾱ Ancient Greek
- κᾰνών Ancient Greek
- *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European
- kanal Swedish
- kanał Polish
- canal Old French
- chanel Old French
- chenel Old French
- canal Catalan, Valencian
- κανάλι Greek (modern)
- canol Welsh
- canael Middle Dutch
- kanaal Afrikaans
- canal Norman
- canal Middle French
- canal Old Portuguese
- canal Asturian
- kanaal Western Frisian
- canal Old Spanish
- canal Venetian
- קַנְיָא Aramaic
- ܩܢܝܐ Classical Syriac
- 𒄀 Akkadian
- kanari Sranan Tongo
- 𒄀𒈾 Sumerian